KOLKATA A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

Parth Agarwal
WHERE IS KOLKATA LOCATED?

Kolkata is a wetland
which has an
international border
with Bangladesh
WHAT IS KOLKATA’S POPULATION
ESTIMATED TO BE IN 2019?
• 2014 –4.7 Million
• 2015 –4.8 Million
• 2016 – 5 Million
• 2017 – 5.102 Million
• 2018 – 5.2024 Million
• Kolkata Population 2019 –5.30288 Million. (estimated).
WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL PROBLEMS IN
KOLKATA?
• With the highest point in the city being only 10 meters above
sea level, there is a constant threat of flooding. Flooding can
result from heavy annual monsoon or be bought by typical
storms. At these times , surplus storm water has to be pumped
away.
HOUSING IN KOLKATA
WATER SUPPLY IN KOLKATA
SANITATION IN CALCUTTA
HEALTH IN KOLKATA

• Kolkata: The city has started this week having the most
polluted air among all the big metros in the country. Its PM2.5
level — the most important index in measuring air pollution —
was twice as bad as Delhi’s, thrice as bad as Mumbai’s and
four times as bad as Chennai’s on Monday
PROVISION OF SERVICES

The provision of electricity, clean water, schools and hospitals,

together with the collection of rubbish, all require considerable
amounts of money- a resource in short supply to the
authorities.
Provision- the action of providing or supplying something for
use.
TRANSPORT
EMPLOYMENT

• Those with jobs tend to work in the informal sector and use
their homes as a place of work. Often the fronts of houses are
opened up to allow the occupants to sell wood, food and
clothes. Although few people ae totally unemployed , many
jobs only occupy a few hours a week and provide a vert low
income
KOLKATA METROPOLITAN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
• Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory
planning and development authority for the Kolkata Metropolita
Area (KMA) in the state of West Bengal, India. KMDA's role is multi-
disciplinary: it is the agency of city planning, it sculpts new areas
and townships, it develops physical infrastructure as well as provide
basic services like water, drainage, waste management. KMDA is
also the Technical Secretariat to Kolkata Metropolitan Planning
Committee (KMPC).Besides these major functional areas, KMDA is
also engaged in providing consultancy services and implementing
projects on behalf of other public sector departments and
agencies.[1]